Chapter 173 Logistics

In Nara Shikaku's opinion, although Uchiha Fugaku, the deputy commander, is genuine, his scope of responsibility is to commission patrol frontline reconnaissance and defense tasks.

He has great power to arrange tasks, but he does things that offend people, which is similar to the security forces.

If Uchiha is still as arrogant and domineering as Konoha, and deliberately transfers his own people to easy and safe positions, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the middle and lower-level ninjas, further reducing Uchiha's influence.

If Uchiha takes the lead, the high-intensity Kumogaku battlefield will definitely cause Uchiha to suffer heavy casualties.

Unless Uchiha can really achieve the advantage of capturing the two-tailed Jinchuriki at the cost of heavy casualties, otherwise in this contest between the top and Uchiha, Uchiha will become the loser again.

After Fugaku left the command room with Shisui, the discussion in the command room continued.

After dealing with the emergency of the two-tailed Jinchuriki sneaking into the Land of Fire, Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku focused on the strategic level.

According to the existing reconnaissance reports, the number of the invading forces of Kumogakure this time is about 4,000, and they will launch attacks from the territory of the Land of Hot Springs and the eastern coast of the Land of Fire.

The Kumogakure in the Land of Hot Springs mainly advances with large forces. Although the Hot Spring Village in its territory has signed a treaty with Konoha, it has almost no ability to resist and can only be slaughtered.

The enemies on the eastern coastline are attacking with small forces.

At present, Jiraiya is mainly responsible for the front battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs, while Uchiha is responsible for defending against the invasion of small enemies and carrying out activities in the Land of Hot Springs.

After some discussion, Jiraiya and others basically determined the next strategic deployment.

At this time, Nara Shikaku took out a report and said to Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, in addition to the imminent pressure on the Hidden Cloud Village, there is another thing that needs you to deal with?"

"What is it?" Jiraiya asked with some confusion.

Nara Shikaku handed the report to Jiraiya and continued:

"There is a problem with logistics. Our food and food pills can only last for two weeks at most, and strategic materials such as kunai, shuriken and detonating tags can only last for three more days at most."

"In addition, as the war continues, medical supplies will also be in short supply."

"Only three days at most?! The village was short of these before, and the old man promised me that he would give me sufficient funds."

Jiraiya frowned, and his head gradually began to hurt.

He had served as a commander on the front line of Iwagakure before, but he had never faced a shortage of supplies. How could Konoha lack these strategic materials?

As if he could see Jiraiya's thoughts, Nara Shikaku said helplessly:

"Jiraiya, the past was the past, and the present is the present."

"After the Third Ninja World War, everyone in the village believed that the war would not start easily, so they reduced the orders for weapons manufacturing."

"In addition, the price of weapons has dropped due to peace, and no one is producing kunai and detonating tags. This is not a question of whether there is money or not, or whether it can be purchased."

Hearing this, Jiraiya scratched his head and asked Nara Shikaku: "Is there any way to solve the problem of material shortage now?"

Nara Shikaku nodded slightly, and then said: "There is a way. The first is to let the village produce weapons as soon as possible and send them to the front line. The second is to ask other ninja villages for help and purchase military supplies."

Who will sell supplies to Konoha?

Jiraiya fell into deep thought, and then quickly thought of the Hidden Rain Village headed by Yahiko and others. With his relationship with Yahiko and others, it should be very easy to purchase supplies from the Hidden Rain Village.

But... Jiraiya didn't know how to ask his disciples.

Could it be that in order for Konoha to win this war, Master needs to purchase a large amount of military equipment?

Nara Shikaku saw Jiraiya's hesitation and said slowly: "Master Jiraiya, have you thought of a solution?"

Jiraiya nodded slightly and said immediately:

"The Hidden Rain Village should have accumulated a lot of war supplies for years of preparation, but I don't know if I can convince them to sell military supplies. After all, they are just heirs, and the real leader of the Hidden Rain Village is still Hanzo."

Nara Shikaku smiled and said, "Since Master Jiraiya is unwilling to speak, I can write a letter on his behalf, as long as I make sure it can be handed over to them."

Jiraiya sighed lightly: "It seems that this is the only way."

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After Fugaku and Shisui left the command room, they immediately walked towards the direction of the Uchiha camp.

Shisui slowly stopped, looked at Fugaku's back and asked in confusion: "Clan leader Fugaku, why did you volunteer to capture the two-tailed Jinchuriki alive..." Fugaku glanced at Shisui, and then said: "Of course it is to protect the village, and to prepare for the election after the war. I plan to follow the example of the fourth generation and use military merit to become Hokage!" Shisui fell silent. He couldn't find any reason to refute Fugaku. Fugaku was for the village and the family. If Uchiha could really become Hokage by relying on merit and the trust of the villagers, it would be a good thing. But after so many days, he still couldn't forget what Bai Ye said, and his heart was very entangled and confused. He didn't know whether to believe in the clan and the village, or believe in Bai Ye's prophecy. The former was his belief, which supported him through more than ten years, and the latter was a bloody reality. Seeing Shisui fell silent, Fugaku was surprised, but he didn't take it too seriously.

Although Shisui is one of the most talented jonin in the clan, he is old and has not experienced much setbacks, so he has always opposed his opinions in the village.

As time goes by, Shisui will sooner or later understand his good intentions. Everything he does is for Uchiha, and he has no regrets about this.

After arriving at the Uchiha camp, there are only a dozen Uchiha ninjas in the camp, and the rest are still on their way. It will take a few days to form a scale.

However, Fugaku, who can't wait, announced his decision in public.

After a heated discussion, all the Uchiha ninjas present agreed with this decision, but they have been arguing about the candidate for the capture of the two-tailed Jinchuriki.

After a moment of silence, Fugaku looked at Shisui, Tiehuo and others and said: "Shisui, the task of capturing the two-tailed Jinchuriki is handed over to you. After obtaining the information, notify us immediately."

Hearing this order, Shisui thought Fugaku was targeting him.

However, there are only a dozen or so jonins in the clan who have opened the three-magatama Sharingan, and he is the best among them, so he is the only one who can carry out such a dangerous mission.

I hope nothing unexpected will happen along the way... Shisui thought to himself.